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Air Force Jacket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.0101
- Date
- 1941 – 1944
- Material
- hair; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0101
- Description
- Sheepskin lined black brown leather Air Force jacket. 15 cm. wide sheepskin collar with two metal buckles and leather straps on leather underside to fasten collar in stand up position, full length metal zipper, center front. Bottom side buckles on each side for adjusting bottom width, right hand si…
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- Title
- Air Force Jacket
- Date
- 1941 – 1944
- Material
- hair; metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- Sheepskin lined black brown leather Air Force jacket. 15 cm. wide sheepskin collar with two metal buckles and leather straps on leather underside to fasten collar in stand up position, full length metal zipper, center front. Bottom side buckles on each side for adjusting bottom width, right hand side front pocket.
- Subject
- households
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- PW
- R.C.A.F.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0101
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0156 a-g
- Description
- Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
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- Title
- Airline Tag
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 0.4 x 12.t cm
- Description
- Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Spear, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0156 a-g
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1033 a,b
- Description
- Light coloured wood with steel edges and metal bindings. Solid wood, pointed to 7.5cm rise. Metal edges screwed on, 9.0 cm from end, 18.0 cm from tip. "Made in Norway" stamped into metal. Metal cable bindings, 2 piece shoe plates.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 180.0 cm
- Description
- Light coloured wood with steel edges and metal bindings. Solid wood, pointed to 7.5cm rise. Metal edges screwed on, 9.0 cm from end, 18.0 cm from tip. "Made in Norway" stamped into metal. Metal cable bindings, 2 piece shoe plates.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Fuhrmann, Harvie Heights, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1033 a,b
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1094
- Description
- Pair Rossignol ST competition alpine skis. White background with black and orange stripes with rooster (red, blue and white) on tip. Steel edges and hilt, no bindings. Red, white and blue shield with Rossignol across and "Made in France" below, black circle with "R" above binding. On ski surface…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 175.0 cm
- Description
- Pair Rossignol ST competition alpine skis. White background with black and orange stripes with rooster (red, blue and white) on tip. Steel edges and hilt, no bindings. Red, white and blue shield with Rossignol across and "Made in France" below, black circle with "R" above binding. On ski surface Rossignol 3 times with a "R" in a circle between
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Karen Percy
- Credit
- Gift of Karen Percy, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1094
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Ammonite Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1016
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1016
- Description
- An ammonite that is in quite good shape except that the tail is missing. There is no parts of the rock attached to it.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm
- Description
- An ammonite that is in quite good shape except that the tail is missing. There is no parts of the rock attached to it.
- Subject
- prehistory
- paleontology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1016
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And Scabbard Dirk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0057%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dirk
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0008
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and …
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and the shorter of the needles is the setting which can be varied manually for purposes of comparison.
- Subject
- households
- industry
- weather
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0009
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0009
- Description
- Circular barometer mounted on plain, rectangular, plywood backing for wall mounting. "Air guide barometer compensated" on face, also "Made in USA by Fee and Stemwedel Inc. Chicago". Dial shows pressure in inches and millibars, as well as "rain change fair" indicators. Casing of brass has four s…
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 4.5 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- Circular barometer mounted on plain, rectangular, plywood backing for wall mounting. "Air guide barometer compensated" on face, also "Made in USA by Fee and Stemwedel Inc. Chicago". Dial shows pressure in inches and millibars, as well as "rain change fair" indicators. Casing of brass has four screw mounts at rim. Manual red needle can be set for comparison of day to day readings, black needle for humidity readings immovable.
- Subject
- households
- weather
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0009
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0013
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0013
- Description
- A thick, squared, slightly sculpted figure of a donkey with pack on its back. The figurine is carved out of white onyx and has black paint dot eyes.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A thick, squared, slightly sculpted figure of a donkey with pack on its back. The figurine is carved out of white onyx and has black paint dot eyes.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0013
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0037
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0037
- Description
- A stylized French poodle sitting with it nose in the air, wearing a flat hat on its head and a large black bow tie studded with rhinestones. The figurine is white touched with gold on the curls, and there is a red line mouth and black eyes with eyelashes. The bottom is marked “An Enterprise Excl…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- A stylized French poodle sitting with it nose in the air, wearing a flat hat on its head and a large black bow tie studded with rhinestones. The figurine is white touched with gold on the curls, and there is a red line mouth and black eyes with eyelashes. The bottom is marked “An Enterprise Exclusive KB 2607 ESD.”
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0037
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0039 a-c
- Description
- Three grey mice, one large and two small, with pink ears and black dot eyes and noses. a) The largest and most detailed mouse sits on its hind quarters. b) A small mouse lying on all fours with its tail stretched straight out behind.c) A small mouse sitting on its hind quarters with its tail stretc…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 (a); 0.5 (b); 1.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three grey mice, one large and two small, with pink ears and black dot eyes and noses. a) The largest and most detailed mouse sits on its hind quarters. b) A small mouse lying on all fours with its tail stretched straight out behind.c) A small mouse sitting on its hind quarters with its tail stretched straight out behind.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, mouse
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0039 a-c
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0040 a,b
- Description
- Two skunk figurines.a) A small figurine of a skunk with its tail standing up. The figurine is black with a wide white stripe down the back and with a black patch on the crown. The skunk has a red nose and black dot eyes with eyelashes. b) A figurine of a skunk with its tail curving down and a po…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.5 (a); 5.5 (b) x 2.3 (a); 1.8 (b) x 3.5 (a); 2.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Two skunk figurines.a) A small figurine of a skunk with its tail standing up. The figurine is black with a wide white stripe down the back and with a black patch on the crown. The skunk has a red nose and black dot eyes with eyelashes. b) A figurine of a skunk with its tail curving down and a pointed snout. The skunk is white with a narrow black line on each side and along curve of tail. The figurine has black dot eyes.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, skunk
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0040 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0156
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0156
- Description
- A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 4.2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0156
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- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0276 a,b
- Description
- Two miniature figurines resembling pig-dogs with long bodies, stubby tails, floppy ears, brown bead eyes, and snouts. Their backs are decorated with two-toned yellow and blue flowers, a yellow and red crown, and a red and blue crest depicting three fleur-de-lis and a white animal. Marker on the bot…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two miniature figurines resembling pig-dogs with long bodies, stubby tails, floppy ears, brown bead eyes, and snouts. Their backs are decorated with two-toned yellow and blue flowers, a yellow and red crown, and a red and blue crest depicting three fleur-de-lis and a white animal. Marker on the bottom reads “1940...”.
- Subject
- whyte home, miniature, small
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0276 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0031
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0031
- Description
- Carved spruce bark bear standing on flat, round rock base. Carved bark layers accentuate form of carving. Bear standing on four legs, has small ears and tail. Facial features carved in and painted as black holes for eyes, and red slash for a mouth. Glued onto oval piece of greyish shale acting …
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 2.7 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Carved spruce bark bear standing on flat, round rock base. Carved bark layers accentuate form of carving. Bear standing on four legs, has small ears and tail. Facial features carved in and painted as black holes for eyes, and red slash for a mouth. Glued onto oval piece of greyish shale acting as base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0031
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood, bamboo
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0009
- Description
- Two hollow different sized bamboo tubes with half of each tube cut away, lengthwise, at the top. The tubes are each suspended, by a crescent shaped hole near the top, on two bamboo sticks and braced between three tall verticals of split bamboo in a row forming a frame around the tubes. The base of…
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- Title
- Anklung
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood, bamboo
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 4.2 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- Two hollow different sized bamboo tubes with half of each tube cut away, lengthwise, at the top. The tubes are each suspended, by a crescent shaped hole near the top, on two bamboo sticks and braced between three tall verticals of split bamboo in a row forming a frame around the tubes. The base of the frame is another hollow tube with two square holes at the top where the legs of suspended tubes attach.
- Subject
- households, music
- hobbies
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0009
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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; plastic; rubber; metal; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1037 a,b
- Description
- A pair of red leather and sealskin boots with sheepskin lining. Metal lace hooks, red fabric laces and off white rubber gooved soles.
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- Title
- Apres-Ski Boots
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; plastic; rubber; metal; hair, sheep; fibre
- Description
- A pair of red leather and sealskin boots with sheepskin lining. Metal lace hooks, red fabric laces and off white rubber gooved soles.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Karin MacAulay
- Credit
- Gift of Jack MacAulay, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1037 a,b
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- Date
- 1945
- Material
- fabric; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1236
- Description
- A khaki-coloured heavy cotton twill weave armband with two buttons attached by a piece of twine, 2.3cm from the fabric, to allow for arm width, four buttonholes on the other side, stamped in black on the front, “No. 115 Coy.”, underneath, “P.C.M.R.” and underneath that “GOLDEN RANGERS”.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- fabric; plastic
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 16.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A khaki-coloured heavy cotton twill weave armband with two buttons attached by a piece of twine, 2.3cm from the fabric, to allow for arm width, four buttonholes on the other side, stamped in black on the front, “No. 115 Coy.”, underneath, “P.C.M.R.” and underneath that “GOLDEN RANGERS”.
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- uniforms
- Golden Rangers
- Ken Jones
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1236
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Army, Usa Backpack
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1058
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1058
- Description
- Metal tubular frame, web straps with metal buckles, grommet top closure. Three outside pockets with leather straps and metal buckles, top flap has inside zipper pocket, stamped on flap "US", US Army issue backpack.
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- Title
- Army, Usa Backpack
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Metal tubular frame, web straps with metal buckles, grommet top closure. Three outside pockets with leather straps and metal buckles, top flap has inside zipper pocket, stamped on flap "US", US Army issue backpack.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- climbing
- Rex Gibson
- Credit
- Gift of Maurice Legris, Edmonton, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1058
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Artificial Fruit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0032
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0032
- Description
- A handblown clear glass fruit (apple/tomato?) with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem. The glass has a gold sheen.
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- Title
- Artificial Fruit
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 cm
- Description
- A handblown clear glass fruit (apple/tomato?) with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem. The glass has a gold sheen.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0032
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